"join up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: joins up [present, singular, third-person], joining up [participle, present], joined up [participle, past], joined up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} join up (third-person singular simple present joins up, present participle joining up, simple past and past participle joined up)
  1. (transitive) To unite or connect. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-join_up-en-verb-JHze1Bkt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 52 48
  2. (intransitive) To enlist or enroll. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-join_up-en-verb-nvGu8jNO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 52 48

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for join up meaning in English (1.7kB)

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